Spring practice opens

UTSA opened spring practice today on an unseasonably blustery day at Farris Stadium. Not surprisingly, the session was about as sloppy as you’d expect after nearly five months off.

A good chunk of this spring’s workouts will be open to the media, so there will be ample opportunity to observe competitions as they evolve. After one day, however, it’s probably a little too early for that. No contact, lots of bodies rolling in and out — and plenty of dropped balls during the 7-on-7 session.

That said, redshirt freshman receiver Kenny Bias and transfer quarterback Tucker Carter did receive good reports from newly-minted offensive coordinator Kevin Brown. (Defensive coordinator Neal Neathery is up for the next availability.)

As head coach Larry Coker has stated multiple times, every position is considered open. A depth chart won’t be released until late in the spring, probably after the spring game.

In addition to evaluating talent, Brown said there will be two points of emphasis this spring: improving on last year’s 56.5 completion percentage and beefing up a running game that averaged 144.8 yards per game and 4.2 per carry.

* Safety Nic Johnston was wearing a walking boot and did not practice.